While Macau has been the world's biggest gambling revenue generator for a decade, there is no such thing as status quo or a new normal there. Multi-billion dollar resorts are opening with as few as 100 gaming tables and the licenses of all six concessionaires are set to expire between 2020 and 2022 with no clear guidance from the government as to what will happen next. World Casino News covers Macau with nearly 700 articles on the mecca to date.
Follow this section to learn of breaking developments in Japan, as the final regulations will determine whether the island country will become the next Macau or simply another nation with gambling. Follow along as the titans battle it out for a position in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Vietnam has finally decided to let their citizens play at home and huge integrated resorts are being built there. Singapore and Malaysia are home to massive casino complexes and countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, and the Asian areas of Russia generate casino news on a regular basis. Follow it all on World Casino News.
Integrated resort developer and operator Sands China Ltd (HKEx: 1928) has announced that the launch of the first part of the phased opening of its Londoner Macao will take place on February 8, 2021.
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In the Philippines and the majority-owned Suntrust Home Developers Incorporated subsidiary of Asian junket operator Suncity Group has reportedly established its own Suncity WC Hotel Incorporated enterprise to s...
In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly announced that only two firms participated in the now-closed request for proposal (RFP) stage of its plan to secure one of the nation’s coming ...
In Macau and local casino operator SJM Holdings Limited is reportedly expected to generate approximately $257 million in aggregated annual earnings next year from its coming Grand Lisboa Palace development.
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In South Korea and casino operator Grand Korea Leisure Company Limited has reportedly announced that it is to keep its three-strong chain of Seven Luck Casino-branded venues shuttered until February 1 owing to ...
The Prime Minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-O-Cha (pictured), has reportedly announced that his administration may look into legalizing casino gambling as a way of helping the nation of 67 million people to con...
In Japan and members of the Constitutional Democratic Party have reportedly convened the first meeting of an internal group that is to intensively lobby against the granting of the nation’s inaugural trio of in...
Prominent financial services firm Moody’s Investors Service Incorporated has reportedly warned that Asian casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited could see its consolidated debt rise by about 14...
In the United States and numerous industry analysts have reportedly predicted that the recent passing of Sheldon Adelson (pictured) at the age of 87 should have little serious impact on the immediate future of ...
A leading investment bank has reportedly cut its upcoming annual earnings estimate for Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad by some 58% owing to an expected coronavirus-induced drop in future visitatio...
The controversial Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Sheldon Adelson (pictured), reportedly passed away yesterday evening at the age of 87.
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Police in China reportedly arrested over 75,000 people last year as they busted up more than 3,500 illicit cross-border gambling cases alongside some 2,260 that had involved forbidden iGaming platforms.
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The Macau business unit of Asian junket operator Suncity Group is reportedly still slowly recovering from last year’s coronavirus-related disruption with its overall rolling VIP chip volumes currently standing ...
The 39 casinos in Macau have reportedly seen their aggregated gross gaming revenues for the first ten days of January trend considerably higher when compared with the same period last month.
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In Japan and Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly released the implementation policy for its ambitious campaign to win one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses.
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